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cavalcade
cavalcade †ride XVI; procession on horseback XVII. — F. cavalcade, earlier †-cate- It. cavalcata, f. cavalcare :- Rom. *caballicāre ride, f. L. caballus pack-horse, nag, in Rom. (VI) soldier's word for ‘horse’ (F. cheval, etc.), which, like Gr. kabállēs, is an alien word; see -ADE.
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T. F. HOAD. "cavalcade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cavalcade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cavalcade.html T. F. HOAD. "cavalcade." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cavalcade.html |
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Cavalcade
Cavalcadea procession of persons on horseback; a procession or parade of carriages. Examples: cavalcade of carriages; of devils, 1709; of horsemen; of songs; of sewarry [Indian mounted troops], 1616. |
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"Cavalcade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cavalcade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300256.html "Cavalcade." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300256.html |
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cavalcade
cav·al·cade / ˌkavəlˈkād/ • n. a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles. |
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"cavalcade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cavalcade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cavalcade.html "cavalcade." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cavalcade.html |
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cavalcade
•abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, spade, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade
•nightshade • renegade • decade
•Medicaid • motorcade • switchblade
•Adelaide • accolade • rollerblade
•marmalade • razor blade • handmaid
•barmaid • Teasmade • milkmaid
•dairymaid • bridesmaid • housemaid
•chambermaid
•parlourmaid (US parlormaid)
•mermaid • nursemaid • escapade
•ram raid • centigrade • multigrade
•comrade • retrograde • lampshade
•eyeshade • sunshade
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"cavalcade." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cavalcade." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cavalcade.html "cavalcade." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cavalcade.html |
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